3/20 repro Flashcards
female: mature vs immature teratoma
- which one is malignant?
- which one more likely to have thyroid tissue?
- immature = malignant.
- in males, a mature teratoma can also be malignant.
- mature = thyroid tissue (struma ovarii)
granulosa cell tumor
-what can it secrete?
E & also P.
Call-Exner bodies
- what do they look like?
- what are they found in?
- resemble primordial follicles
- granulosa cell tumor
Psammoma bodies found in which ovarian neoplasm?
Serous cystadenocarcinoma
Pseudomyxoma peritonei = “jelly belly”
- what is it?
- seen in what ovarian tumor?
- intraperitoneal accumulation of mucinous material from ovarian or appendiceal tumor.
- Mucinous cystadenocarcinoma
Dysgerminoma
- appearance?
- markers?
- Sheets of uniform “fried egg” cells D.
- hCG, LDH = tumor markers.
Choriocarcinoma
- are villi present?
- presentation?
- where does it commonly spread?
- no villi present
- Presents with abnormal β-hCG, shortness of breath, hemoptysis.
- lungs
Choriocarcinoma: gestational v. spontaneous germ cell:
-which one responds well to chemo?
-gestational has good response to chemo.
Schiller-Duval bodies
- what do they look like?
- what disease they found in?
- resemble glomeruli
- yolk sac tumor
Yolk sac tumor
- tumor marker?
- most commonly found in who?
- AFP
- male infants
SCC of vagina
-usually secondary to what?
Cervical SCC
Lower 1/3 of vagina => which LNs?
-inguinal nodes
upper 2/3 of vagina => which LNs?
-iliac nodes
Adenosis
- what is it?
- what causes it?
- can lead to which cancer?
-During fetal development, the squamous cells from distal 1/3 vaginal canal extends and replaces columnar epithelium in rest of vaginal canal. If this
process is disrupted and columnar cells persist, called adenosis.
-Seen in association w/female fetuses exposed to DES (Diethylstilbestrol) drug in utero.
-Adenosis can lead to clear cell adenocarcinoma.
Adenosis
-what lead to which cancer?
-Adenosis can lead to clear cell adenocarcinoma.
Sarcoma botryoides
- benign or malignant?
- variant of what type of tumor?
-malignant
-rhabdomyosarcoma variant
-
Sarcoma botryoides
- who does it affect?
- marker?
- girls < 4yo
- spindle-shaped tumor cells that are desmin (+).
desmin
-what is it?
IF present in muscle cells.
myogenin
-what is it?
Txn factor in immature skeletal muscle.
Breast: is the terminal duct proximal or distal to lobules?
proximal.
- attached to lobules.
*terminal makes it sound like its distal.
Fibroadenoma
-hormone sensitive?
- yes
- bigger during pregnancy or luteal phase.
Fibroadenoma
- associated w/usage of what?
- pre or post-menopausal?
- cyclosporine A (immunosuppressant) usage.
- pre-menopausal
endodermal sinus tumor
-aka?
yolk sac tumor
Why do breasts grow during pregnancy?
Breast tissue responds to E & P by growing.
Intraductal papilloma
- benign or malignant?
- grows where?
- hallmark?
- benign.
- lactiferous ducts (typically beneath areola).
- serous or bloody discharge.
Most common cause of spont. nipple discharge?
Intraductal papilloma
Intraductal papilloma
- does it inc. risk for carcinoma?
- what about fibroadenoma?
- intraductal papilloma = slightly
- fibroadenoma = no inc. risk
Phyllodes tumor
- benign or malignant?
- appearance?
- presents in who?
- benign, but some may be malignant.
- Large bulky mass of connective tissue and cysts. “Leaf-like” projections.
- 60 year old female
Phyllodes tumor
-arises from what tissue?
-intralobular stroma of breast, not inside a duct.
malignant breast cancer
-usually arises from what part of the breast?
terminal duct lobular unit
triple negative (ER-, PR-, and Her2/Neu -) breast cancer -better or worse prognosis?
worse
-its more aggressive
Most important prognostic factor for breast cancer:
Axillary lymph node involvement indicating metastasis.
Malignant breast cancers
-which one = most commonly bilateral?
-lobular carcinoma in situ is most often bilateral.
BRCA1 & BRCA2
-marker for prognosis or susceptibility?
susceptibility
Her2/neu
-marker for prognosis or susceptibility?
prognosis
Medial breast drains to what LNs?
- Parasternal nodes
- Parasternal nodes on L and R communicate w/each other.
Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS)
-how is it detected?
microcalicifications on mammogram.
-growing inside duct - so its not displacing any tissue - so its not palpable.
Paget cells
-appearance?
-large cells in epidermis with clear halo
Paget’s disease of breast & vulva
-which one indicated an underlying malignancy?
Breast
-pagents of vulva just means there are malignant cells in the epidermis of the vulva, not any deeper.
Paget cells:
- stain for what?
- what type of cell is a paget cell?
PAS (+), keratin (+), S100 (-)
-all of thise are opposite of what you would find in a melanoma.
*paget cell = epithelial cell.
Orderly row of cells (“Indian file”)
-describes which breast cancer?
Invasive lobular breast carcinoma
Invasive lobular breast carcinoma
-loss of what gene product?
- Loss of E-cadherin, so no duct formation.
- E-cadherin: the glue that sticks epithelial cells together. Often the loss of this is what allows cancers to metastasize.
- gives it its “indian file” orderly row of cells.
Invasive lobular breast carcinoma
-unilateral or bilateral?
-often bilateral
Medullary breast carcinoma
- appearance?
- prognosis?
- fleshy, cellular, lymphocytic infiltrate.
- good prognosis
Inflammatory breast carcinoma
-whats happening?
- Dermal lymphatic invasion by breast carcinoma.
- Peau d’orange.
- neoplastic cells block lymphatic drainage.